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Autore |
Dunmur David (David A.) |
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Soap, science, and flat-screen TVs : a history of liquid crystals / / David Dunmur, Tim Sluckin |
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New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2011 |
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©2011 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (367 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Liquid crystals |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Science and history: the two cultures â€? A note to readers""; ""1 Itâ€?s all Greek to me: an introduction""; ""2 Crystals that flow: fact or fiction""; ""3 Liquid crystals, where do they come from?""; ""4 La Gloire FranÃaise""; ""5 The meeting that wasnâ€?t and the meeting that was""; ""6 The threads of life""; ""7 The winds of war""; ""8 Renaissance""; ""9 An unlikely story""; ""10 The light dawns in the West""; ""11 The sun rises in the East""; ""12 The new world of liquid crystal materials""; ""Glossary""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""L"" |
""M""""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""S""; ""T""; ""X""; ""Timeline of events in the history of liquid crystals""; ""Chapter notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Acknowledgements for figures and photographs""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z"" |
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